Electronic evidence in proving crimes of drugs and psychotropic substances turnover
Summary: 1. Introduction. – 2. Scientific Approaches: View from Ukraine. – 3. The Practice of the Electronical Evidence Using in Proving Crimes. – 4. Conclusions.
Abstract
This article is prompted by the increasing levels of crime in the sphere of illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues, or precursors using information and telecommunication systems. The aim of the article is a comprehensive analysis of the problem of the use of electronic evidence in proving crimes of trafficking in these substances.
It is established that the main causes of drug trafficking crimes include insufficient legal regulation of cyberspace, the lack of geographical boundaries, the spread of information about drugs on the Internet, especially on the Darknet, and the uncontrolled development of the cryptocurrency market.
About Authors
Dmytro Golovin
Graduate Student in Law, Department of Criminology and Psychology, Odesa State University of Internal Affairs, Odessa, Ukraine
dmytro_golovin@ukr.net
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6394-8937
Corresponding author, responsible for data curation, supervision, and project administration. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that the descriptions and the manuscript are accurate and agreed by all authors.
Yehor Nazymko
Dr. Sc., Professor at the Department of State and Legal Disciplines and Public Administration, Vice-Rector of Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs, Mariupol, Ukraine
nazymko8190@acu-edu.cc
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7825-4057
Co-author, responsible for exploration of sources and for writing.
Oleh Koropatov
PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Professor at the Department of Administrative Activity and Affiliation, Odesa State University of Internal Affairs, Odessa, Ukraine
koropatov8190@edu-knu.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0996-3455
Co-author, responsible for formal analysis and writing methodology.
Maksym Korniienko
Dr. Sc., Professor, Head of the Department of Administrative Activity of Police, Odesa State University of Internal Affairs, Odessa, Ukraine
korniienko8190@sci-univ.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2449-9814
Co-author, responsible for writing and editing.
Competing interests: All co-authors declare no conflict of interest of relevance to this topic. Disclaimer: The authors declare that they were not involved in any state bodies, courts, or any other organisation’s activities related to the discussed views and case-law.
Managing editor – Dr Olena Terekh. English Editor – Dr Sarah White
The content of this article was translated with the participation of third parties under the authors’ responsibility.
Copyright: © 2022 D Golovin, Ye Nazymko, O Koropatov, M Korniienko. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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- D Golovin, Ye Nazymko, O Koropatov, M Korniienko ‘Electronic Evidence in Proving Crimes of Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Turnover’ 2022 No 2 (No 14) Access to Justice in Eastern Europe 156-166. DOI: 10.33327/AJEE-18-5.2-n000217
